August Learning Calendar for Kids (Free Printable)

This free printable learning calendar for kids is a great way to practice so many math skills! I created these to use in my classroom back when I taught in the primary grades, and now Lucy is enjoying learning with them here at home. As each month comes to an end, I will be posting the next month’s learning calendar for you to print out and use at home or in the classroom.

Remember that every child learns at a different pace. When trying any activity with your child or students, the goal is to challenge them, but not for them to reach their frustration level. If you notice your child becoming frustrated, it’s time to step back and modify the activity.

Using the Learning Calendars in the Classroom

At the beginning of the school year, we’d complete these calendars together. I’d have my calendar printable on the overhead while the students had theirs in front of them on their desks. We’d first number all the days of the month. This gives the students practice writing their numbers at least up to 30 (or 31 for the longer months). The kids were also always surprised to see the first day of the month didn’t always start on Sunday! After writing the ‘1’ on the first day of the month, I always circulated around the room to be sure all the students had their ones in the correct place before continuing with writing the rest of the numbers.

Once we were done writing in the numbers, we’d write any special days for the month on the correct space on the calendar.

After writing all the dates and special days, we’d answer the questions below the calendar together. I’d model my thought process as I found the answer to each question.

As the months went on, some students became very comfortable completing the calendars on their own. Others still wanted to do them with me so we’d sit together to work on them.

When the students were done with their calendars, I encouraged them to take their calendars home and hang them somewhere where they could easily access them. I loved hearing how students were using them at home to write in their special activities like gymnastics or soccer. Such a good resource for them!

Using the Calendars at Home

At home with Lucy I follow the same procedure as I listed above for in the classroom except in this situation we’re sitting together at our table at home. I even print one out for myself so we can complete our calendars together at the same time.

Remember to make modifications for your child depending on their comfort level. For example, Lucy is quite comfortable writing her numbers, but her frustration level goes up when writing lots of words. So when we get to the questions at the bottom of the sheet, we work together to find the answer, and then I write it on her calendar for her. Writing the answers we arrived at together for her allow me the opportunity to model so many things: when to use a capital letters, spacing, letter formation, and blending and segmenting words. So don’t feel like your cheating your child in anyway if you do some writing for them~ lots of learning is still going on!

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I’m also sharing some of our favorite products and books for helping children learn calendar skills, as well as days of the week. Lucy has the magnetic calendar on the wall in her room. I love how it also includes the weather and seasons. She also uses it to play school with her friends and little Theo! Please be sure to check the products out in the carousel below.

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It’s so fun watching children learn new things and gain confidence in new skills. I love how these learning calendars become something useful for the child once they’re completed. Lucy is hanging hers up on the refrigerator to keep track of all her special events!

Don’t forget to be on the lookout at the end of each month for the upcoming month’s learning calendar. Also, please share your experiences using the calendars below in the comments section or over on our Facebook page. I bet so many of you will come up with your own spin on the calendars, and I’d love us to all share them together so we can learn and benefit from one another.

Comments

Hi! Thanks for the wonderful ideas and calendar. I am just going back to the classroom after 12 years homeschooling. Do you have these for Sept, etc.? I’d love to use this with my third graders. Many struggle and will love this! Thanks!